Masseria Cappella Mozzarella & Pasta Making: Learn from Dairymen

Roll mozzarella and hand-shape pasta in a centuries-old farmhouse kitchen

A hands-on class at Masseria Cappella in Brindisi where you make mozzarella with the farm's dairymen and learn to shape orecchiette and cavatelli from a skilled pasta artisan. The experience includes a farm tour, a visit to the on-site cheese factory to watch milk transform into aged cheese, and a walk through the countryside and ancient church on the grounds. A food tasting with local cheeses, cured meats, and wine is available as an add-on. The base option includes the workshops and farm tour alone. Minimum two participants required.

The experience

You start with a walk through the farmland at Masseria Cappella: past vegetable gardens, grazing animals, and the centuries-old church built into the compound. Then you move into the cheese factory to watch the daily work: fresh cow's milk curdling, stretching, and becoming mozzarella using both modern equipment and techniques that have stayed the same for generations. This is not a demonstration you watch from behind glass. You see the dairymen at work in the actual production space.

After the factory tour, you step into the mozzarella workshop. The dairymen hand you warm curds and walk you through the stretching and shaping that turns them into the soft white cheese. Your hands do the work. There is no shortcut to learning the feel of it. Then you move to the flour-dusted bakery of the masseria, where a pasta artisan teaches you to shape orecchiette and cavatelli by hand, using the same wooden tools and techniques passed down through families in Puglia. You leave with the pasta you made.

If you choose the food tasting option, the experience wraps with a spread of local cheeses, cured meats, pickled vegetables, and a glass of house wine: red, white, or rosé. Water and soft drinks are also included. The base option (tour and workshops only) does not include this tasting, so you decide at checkout whether to add it.

What’s included

• Farm and garden tour where you meet the animals and explore the countryside.
• visit to the centuries-old church on the grounds.
• guided tour of the cheese factory to see milk become mozzarella.
• hands-on mozzarella-making workshop with the farm's dairymen.
• hands-on pasta-making class where you shape orecchiette and cavatelli.
• expert local guide in English or Italian.
• water and soft drinks throughout.
• optional tasting of local cheeses, cured meats, pickled vegetables, and a glass of house wine (available in the "Tour, workshops & food tasting" option only).

Options for this experience

2 options

Tour & workshopsGuide in English or Italian · 10:00

Tour, workshops and food tastingGuide in English or Italian · 10:00Food tasting: the activity covers a guided farmhouse tour, workshops and a tasting of the food.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to FridayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (13 to 90 years) · Child (4 to 12 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 9 · max 4 per booking

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Operated by Martulli Viaggi

Is this one for you?Book the "Tour & workshops" option if you want to focus on learning the techniques and taking home the pasta and mozzarella you made. Choose "Tour, workshops & food tasting" if you'd rather sit down afterward and taste how the farm's cheeses, cured meats, and wine pair together. The tasting gives you context for what you've just learned to make.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 12 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long does the whole experience take?

The farm tour, cheese factory, mozzarella workshop, and pasta-making class run about two and a half hours. If you add the food tasting, plan another thirty minutes to sit and eat.

What exactly do I make in the mozzarella workshop?

You work with warm curds under the guidance of the farm's dairymen, learning to stretch and shape them into fresh mozzarella using the traditional method. You handle the cheese yourself. The dairymen show you the technique and correct your grip and timing as you go.

What pasta shapes will I learn to make?

You'll shape orecchiette and cavatelli, two traditional Apulian pasta forms. The artisan teaches you the hand movements and the feel of the dough, and you take home what you make.

Is the food tasting included, or do I pay extra?

The food tasting is optional and depends on which option you choose at checkout. The "Tour & workshops" option includes the farm tour, cheese factory, and both workshops. The "Tour, workshops & food tasting" option adds a curated spread of local cheeses, cured meats, pickled vegetables, and a glass of wine.

How many people can join?

A minimum of two participants is required for the experience to run. There is no stated maximum group size.